What is the Least Common Multiple of 78637 and 78648?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 78637 and 78648 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78637 and 78648, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78637,78648) = 1
LCM(78637,78648) = ( 78637 × 78648) / 1
LCM(78637,78648) = 6184642776 / 1
LCM(78637,78648) = 6184642776

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78637 and 78648 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78637 and 78648. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78637 and 78648.

Prime Factorization of 78637

Prime Factorization of 78648

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78637 and 78648.

LCM(78637,78648) = 13¹ × 23¹ × 263¹ × 2³ × 3¹ × 29¹ × 113¹
LCM(78637,78648) = 6184642776